We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory o
But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the ho
We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.
Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stum
let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilt
And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations.
Remember the early days that you were in the light. In those days, you endured a great conflict in the face of suffering
We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death
Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are
But as for you, brothers, do not grow weary in well-doing.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the
Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace—spotless and blameless in His
The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever.
All of us who are mature should embrace this point of view. And if you think differently about some issue, God will reve
because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with great conviction—just a
Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that
But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope
And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.
the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of
And you are indeed showing this love to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to excel more
For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see?
if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with d
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has b
Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.
And by this we will know that we belong to the truth, and will assure our hearts in His presence:
that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding,
Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and goo
But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness.